Holiday shoppers make a mad dash at local stores

Stores report brisk sales

The clock is ticking. Shoppers on a mission to pick up their Thanksgiving turkey and all the fixins' at their local supermarket. This is considered one of the busiest weeks for food retailers as shoppers flood the store, usually at the last minute.

Jockeying for a parking space at Trader Joes in Portland is a mission all its own. Cars circling and waiting for that coveted open spot. The business next door, frustrated by the parking jams at Trader Joes, has a parking attendant warning shoppers not to part in their lot.

At Bow Street Market in Freeport, the manager said business was brisk and turkeys are flying.